Palmitic acid has .......... carbons.

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(B) Palmitic acid is a saturated fatty acid commonly found in animals and plants.It consists of a long hydrocarbon chain with a carboxyl group at one

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(B) Palmitic acid is a saturated fatty acid commonly found in animals and plants.It consists of a long hydrocarbon chain with a carboxyl group at one end.The chemical formula of palmitic acid is $CH_3(CH_2)_{14}COOH$.Counting the carbons: there are $14$ carbons in the chain,$1$ carbon in the methyl group,and $1$ carbon in the carboxyl group.Total number of carbons = $1 + 14 + 1 = 16$ carbons.Therefore,palmitic acid contains $16$ carbon atoms.

Column-$I$	Column-$II$
$(a)$ Fat	$(i)$ All fatty acids are saturated and long-chained
$(b)$ Oil	$(ii)$ All fatty acids are unsaturated and short or long-chained
$(c)$ Wax	$(iii)$ Alcohol molecule is monohydroxy alcohol
$(d)$ Complex lipid	$(iv)$ Lipid plus non-lipid component

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